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@@@@@*=«^, ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ,^«=*@@@@@
#@@***=«^, LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,^«=***@@#
@@@@@*=«^, OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ,^«=*@@@@@
##@@@*=«^, ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ,^«=*@@@##
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##@@@*=«^, SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM ,^«=*@@@##
@@@@**=«^, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,^«=**@@@@
@@*=«^,,,, ANTENNA ARRAYS ,,,,^«=*@@
##@@@*=«^, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,^«=*@@@##
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##@@@*=«^, WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ,^«=*@@@##
###@@@=«^, SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS ,^«=@@@###
@*==^^,,,, PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ,,,,^^==*@
##@@@*=«^, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ,^«=*@@@##
###@@*=«^, AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ,^«=*@@###
@@@@=«^^,, GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ,,^^«=@@@@
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@@**=^,,,, AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT ,,,,^=**@@
##@@@*=«^, VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ,^«=*@@@##
@@==^,,,,, CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ,,,,,^==@@
@@@@@*=«^, THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ,^«=*@@@@@
@@==«^,,,, AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ,,,,^«==@@
@@=====«^, AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ,^«=====@@
@@@***=«^, HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ,^«=***@@@
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##@@@*=«^, AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ,^«=*@@@##
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#@@*==««^, RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ,^««==*@@#
@@===««^^, AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ,^^««===@@
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@@*=^,,,,, DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE ,,,,,^=*@@
##@@@*=«^, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ,^«=*@@@##
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@**«^,,,,, BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY ,,,,,^«**@
###@@*=«^, DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, ,^«=*@@###
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#@@*=^,,,, THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ,,,,^=*@@#
@@**=««^,, A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ,,^««=**@@
##@@@*=«^, PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ,^«=*@@@##
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@@@==^,,,, DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ,,,,^==@@@
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@@****=«^, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,^«=****@@
###@@*=«^, IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ,^«=*@@###
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@@*=^,,,,, THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ,,,,,^=*@@
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